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Five children heading to Disney World killed in fiery Florida crash

Five children heading to Disney World killed in fiery Florida crash

The church van headed south, packed with children, an hour to go before reaching Walt Disney World after a 700-mile trip from Louisiana. A semitruck rumbled nearby.

In Interstate 75’s northbound lanes Thursday afternoon near Gainesville, another semi and a car smashed into each other, the Florida Highway Patrol says. The velocity and weight of that now out-of-control semi burst through the metal guardrail, taking the car with it.

The two semis, the van, and the car slammed into each other, diesel fuel leaked and the mass erupted in a fireball. A fifth car, unable to avoid the chaos, sped through, possibly hitting victims ejected from the vehicles, the highway patrol said.

Five of the children, ranging from about 8 to teenagers — from a Pentecostal church in Marksville, Louisiana — and the two truck drivers died. At least eight others were injured, some seriously.

Very sad for those children who were robbed of their lives and condolences going out to all friends and families of these victims. While the exact cause is yet to be determined, it is too early to start pointing fingers at anyone in particular but according to statistics released by insurance companies a number of years ago, the higher percentage of accidents involving big rigs and private vehicles showed the private vehicles were to blame. But that was a number of years ago when truck drivers were careful and courteous drivers who would signal vehicles behind them when it was safe to pass and flash their lights at oncoming vehicles if there was a dangerous situation ahead of them. Now days there is a new breed driving and now they have the power to sustain the speed limits except on steep grades, and they are no longer paid by their time, they are paid by their weight and distance which has put a great strain on the owner operators. And as well, we now have many new drivers who can barely read road signs and they don’t give a shyt as who or what is in their way, they are not slowing down. Let’s see what the investigation reveals.

When I am Shogun of these lands…NO heavy truck or transport will be allowed to exceed the posted limit, except to overtake, or use anything but the far right lane.

First offence 1000 dollars.

Second, 10,000 dollars.

Third, license stripped, and company fined 100,000 dollars.

Im not saying there are not safe truckers out there….Jack seems like he would be a safe driver…and Ive seen brake checking assholes and twats who cut off truckers…(dash cams footage should be sent to the police..and similar fines given out to such bastards).

But many heavy truckers are bullies….youre driving a mobile pillbox…you have responsibilities to not be a fvcktard.